Combined brief and overnight bag



Aug. 17, 1954 w. c. DONNELLY COMBINED BRIEF AND OVERNIGHT BAG 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 19, 1952 N JNVENTOR.

Aug. 17, 1954 w. c. DONNELLY 2,686,530

COMBINED BRIEF AND OVERNIGHT BAG Filed March 19, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR.

' MM dgmeg Patented Aug. 17, 1954 COMBINED BRIEF AND OVERNIGHT BAGWilliam C. Donnelly, New York, N. Y., assignor to Dorco, Inc., Chicago,111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 19, 1952, Serial No.277,404

Claims.

This invention relates to a brief bag and has special reference to acombined brief and overnight bag which may be used to carry toiletarticles and such articles of apparel a will be required for a few days,in addition to any desired papers.

When a professional or business man is required to take a trip for a dayor two, he usually requires a brief case for papers and the like and atraveling bag or suitcase for hi clothes and personal effects. With thepresent combined bag, papers may be carried in one side or compartmentand toilet articles and sufficient apparel for a few days may be neatlypacked in other parts of the bag and maintained in unmussed condition.Upon arrival at the intended destination everything may be quicklyremoved, and the bag thereafter used as a brief bag for papers alone.

An object of this invention i to provide a combined brief and overnightbag which may be used to carry, in addition to papers, all articlesnecessary for a trip of a day or two.

Another object is to provide such a bag in which the articles ofclothing are kept neat and unmussed at all times.

Still another object is to provide a combined brief and overnight bag inwhich the various toilet articles and small articles of apparel areconfined within case or containers and kept from moving about.

A further object is to provide a bag of the above type in which papersare kept separate from the other articles carried in the bag.

A still further object is to provide a very compact, neat appearing bagof minimum weight.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and claims when considered together with the drawings, inwhich Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a combined brief and overnight bagembodying the present invention in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bag shown in Fig. 1 in open positionwith various articles packed therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the various articles that maybe carried therein and the places in which they are intended to becarried; and

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 withall articles removed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a combinedbrief and overnight bag embodying the present invention comprising abrief case II of the folder or fiat opening type having opposed,substantially parallel, flat side members 12 and I3 connected togetherby a connecting or hinge portion M which is preferably integral with theside members I2 and I3. Each of the side members is provided with amarginal, inwardly extending flange portion :5 on the ends and outerside. The inner edges of the flanges are provided with cooperating slidefastener teeth I6 which may be opened and closed by the usual slide l1.Handles l8 are provided at the outer longitudinal sides for carrying thecase.

Secured to the central hinged portion Is for swinging movement are apair of substantially rigid dividers I9 which are intended for receivingtherebetween the papers carried in the bag.

In packing the bag, a pair of shirts with collars attached may bearranged with the collars located adjacent the ends of side 13 andfacing upwardly. Substantially round, rigid boXes or containers of asize to fit within the collars of the shirts, are provided for thecombined purpose of maintaining the shirt collars in neat, un-

mussed condition and also to hold toilet articles,

cuff buttons, collar buttons etc. The circular containers 2! arepreferably somewhat higher than the width of the flange portions I5, andmay be made of fiber, leather, metal or other lightweight, fairly rigidmaterial which will not be readily crushed. As shown particularly inFig. 3, the boxes 2| are provided with a cover 22.

In the particular construction shown, a pair of crossed straps 23 areemployed to hold each of the boxes 2| in its intended position. Theouter ends of the pairs of strap may be removably secured to the flangel5 by snaps 24.

their outer ends, a rivet 25 secures them to the bottom of the container2|. From the rivet 25 the straps pass around the side of the containermay be removed from the container when desired and then replaced andheld in proper position by the snaps at the free end of straps 23. Whenpositioned in shirt collars the containers 2! are turned over as shownin Figs. 3 and 4 to bring their bottoms uppermost and the straps 23passing completely around them.

An elongated folder 2! preferably made of At the intersection of thestraps, a short distance from' leather, cloth or other flexible materialis provided for the purpose of enclosing articles such as socks,neckties and handkerchiefs. It is preferably wide enough to receiveneckties and in length is somewhat less than the width of the flat sidesI2 and I3. In the form shown the ends 29 and 31 f the folder 2? overlap,and a side flap 32 may be employed also. If desired, means such as snapsmay be provided on the cooperating ends 3| and 29 to hold them together.The adjacent end of the folder 21' is removably secured to the outerflange I5 suchas by means of snaps 3 3. This permits the folder 21 to beswung up out of the way so that shirts may be positioned in the case,after which the folder is swung down to lie upon the shirts.

For the purpose of holding the folder 2 in its normal position, shown inFig. 2, a securing strap 35 is removably connected at its ends to thebottoms of circular containers 2I by snaps 36 or other suitable means.

In addition to the shirts, ties, socks and handkerchiefs which may bepacked in the side I3, papers 31 may be positioned between the dividersI9 and additional clothes such as pajamas, underwear and the like may bepacked between the side I2 and the adjacent divider I9. When the clothesand papers are packed as above described, they will be held fixed and inan unmussed condition and the toilet articles will be kept in thecontainers 2I. Whenever it is desired to use the combined brief andovernight bag as a brief bag alone the clothes, together with thecontainers 2 I and straps 23 and 35, may be removed, leaving the entirecase for use as an ordinary brief bag.

With the above construction, the bag may be very quickly packed when itis to be used for a trip. Although it will carry a large number ofarticles, the bag is quite compact requiring very little room.

While I have shown and described a particular embodimentof the presentinvention, it is manifest that various changes and modification may bemade therein without departing from the invention and therefore I wishthis to be limited only by the prior art and the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. In a combined brief and overnight bagcomprising a flat-opening briefcase having opposed substantially fiat parallel sides secured togetheralong one edge, a substantially flat elongated container having a lengthsomewhat les than the width of said sides for being positioned in one ofsaid sides transversely thereof, a pair of stiff substantially circularcontainers'of a size to fit into a shirtcollar for being removablypositioned adjacent opposite ends of said side, and securing meanshaving a portion extending between said circular containers and portionsconnecting said circularcontainers to said ends and passing substantially about said circular containers.

2. In a combined brief and overnight bag comprising a fiat-opening briefcase having opposed, substantially flat parallel sides secured togetheralong one edge, a substantially fiat elongated container having a lengthsomewhat less than the width of said sides removably positioned in oneof said sides transversely thereof, a pair of stiff substantiallycircular containers of a size to fit into a shirt collar removablypositioned adjacent opposite ends of said side, securing meansreleasably connecting said circular containers together and to theadjacent ends of said side, and a pair of dividers connected to theclosed edge of said case.

3. In a combined brief and overnight bag comprising a fiat-opening briefcase having opposed, substantially fiat parallel sides secured togetheralong one edge, a substantially flat elongated container having a lengthsomewhat less than the width of said sides removably positioned in oneof said sides transversely thereof, a pair of stiff substantiallycircular containers of a size to fit into a shirt collar removablypositioned adjacent opposite ends of said side, and securing meansreleasably connecting said circular containers together and to theadjacent ends of said side, said securing means being free of said sideintermediate said circular containers.

4. In a combined brief and overnight bag .comprising a fiat-openingbrief case having opposed, substantially flat sides secured togetheralong one edge, a substantially flat elongated container having a lengthsomewhat less than the width of said sides removably positioned in oneof said sides transversely thereof, a stiff substantially circularcontainer of a size to fit into a shirt collar removably positionedadjacent one end of said side, and securing mean releasably connected tosaid container and to the ends of said side for securing the containerin position adjacent one end of said side, said securing means beingfree of said side from said container to adjacent the far end of saidside.

5. In a combined brief and overnight bag comprising a flat-opening briefcase having opposed substantially fiat sides secured together along oneedge, a pair of stiff substantially circular containers of a size to fitinto a shirt collar removably positioned adjacent opposite ends of oneof said sides, and securing means releasably connecting to saidcontainers together and to the ends of said side for securing thecontainers in position adjacent the ends of said side, said securingmeans being free of said side intermediate said circular containers.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSGlickman June 15, 1943

